Strong candidates do not exist

How do you find someone who will strengthen our business? This is probably one of the most frequent phrases you hear from your managers, or even say yourself: “We need a strong candidate.” Sounds logical, right? Well, here’s the standard list of requirements: 5+ years...
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Annual Review – A Box-Ticking Drama?

Recently, I ran a poll on Instagram, asking people how annual review conversations are handled in their companies. You know, those meetings that are supposed to be a growth moment for the employee and a chance for the company to understand what’s actually going on...
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Deferred attention

Working with SME companies in Estonia and abroad, I keep seeing the same paradox: everyone knows that regular 1:1s with team members are important. Everyone’s read about it. Everyone nods, and still doesn’t do it. In big companies, 1:1s have long been part of the...
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